Obedience Club to offer Agility Trials next month
Northwest Obedience Club will hold Agility Trials May 2, 3 and 4 at KICKS Inc. Regional Sports Facility, 1310 Ridgefield Road, Crystal Lake. For more details, call Kathryn at (847) 358-9363.
Tracking Tests: The German Shepherd Dog Training Club of Chicago will hold Tracking Tests May 4 at Hawk Hollow/Mallard Lake Forest Preserve, on Lawrence Avenue west of Gary Avenue and north of Schick Road in Hanover Park. The trial secretary is Christine Hruby of Warrenville. If you want to be a spectator, these start before breakfast.
Shih Tzu meeting: The next Chicagoland Shih Tzu Club meeting will be at 8 p.m. May 5 in the Arlington Heights Memorial Library at the corner of Euclid and Dunton avenues. For information about the meeting or the club in general, call Diane at (847) 438-7077.
Entry deadlines: Smack-Dab's Agility Club of Warrenville has set May 7 as the deadline to enter its May 24 and 25 Agility Trials. They will be held at Players Indoors Sports Center, 1740 Quincy Ave., Naperville. The entry fee is $23 plus $13 for a second entry of the same dog for each day. Entries and fees, payable to the club, go to Robert Olson, Trials Secretary, 22W462 Sycamore Drive, Glen Ellyn, IL 60137. For more information, call (630) 790-8426 or e-mail rdotrialsec@sbcglobal.net.
• Fox River Valley Kennel Club's deadline is May 14 for the Conformation Shows and Obedience Trials on May 30 and 31. They will be held at McHenry County Fairgrounds on Route 47 in Woodstock. Entry fee is $23 for each day. Send entries and fees to Roy Jones Dog Shows, Kenneth A. Sleeper, P.O. Box 828, Auburn, IN 46706-0828. For information, call (260) 925-0525 or e-mail royjonesdogshows.com.
New classes: Leash and Collar Dog Training has a new Puppy class starting at 6:30 p.m. and Basic Obedience at 7:45 p.m. May 8 at 238 Saunders Road, Riverwoods. Call (847) 945-4544 to enroll or for more information.
• Basis Greyhound Obedience four-week course will start at 7 p.m. May 15 at Best Friends Windy City K-9, 1628 N. Elston Ave., Chicago (corner of Elston and North Avenue, just off I-90/94). Call Karen at (773) 736-5172 or e-mail fdmaster@comcast.net.
Correctional Clinic: Lincolnwood Training Club's correctional clinic for German shepherd dogs will start at 9 a.m. May 10. Pre-entry is $6 plus $4 for an additional entry of the same dog. E-mail and gate entries are $7 plus $5. Send pre-entries and fees, payable to the club, to Mary Ann Riecke, 4534 N. Virginia Ave., Chicago, IL 60625. These are held on the club grounds at Central and Dearlove roads in Glenview. They will continue the second Saturday of the month through October. For information, call (773) 478-4534 or go to the Web site at FunMatches@LTCGSD.org.